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PC to PC direct networking
Name: James Date: October 14, 2002 at 16:32:08 Pacific OS: Windows ME/98 CPU/Ram: P2 450
Comment:
Help!
I am trying to establish a direct PC to PC connection between 2 of my computers. I have Windows ME on one machine and Windows 98 on the other. I tried to set up a connection, but it failed, is there another way of do this, or is there an operating system conflict.
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